If success means filled seats, last Sunday was a failure. Our total worship attendance was less than normal. If sucess means full contribution plates, last Sunday was a failure. Our giving trended downward. If success means a full schedule of events at the church building, last Sunday was a failure. The crowds only filled the building [...]
Tag Archives: Mission
The Sermon on the Mount Prayer
by Chris on 20. May, 2010 in Blog, Training & Spiritual Disciplines
Enable me to show favor to the poor in spirit who have no one but you in their corner, the mournful so weary of the wrong in the world, the meek and the missing out, and those who are hungering and thirsting for the world to be made right. Empower me to show mercy, to practice a faith that [...]
How Ministers Answer “How are you?”
by Chris on 05. May, 2010 in Blog
The Pepperdine Bible Lectures are a time when I reconnect with fellow ministers from around the country, many of whom I haven’t seen in months or years. Here’s what I heard most frequently yesterday at the PBL when asking my fellow-ministers, “How are you?” “I’m o.k…” (Not, “I’m OK!”) “I’m hanging in there.” “I’m making [...]
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